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THE MOSES ORGANIC FARMING CONFERENCE (OFC)
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Margaret Krome
Growing Food, Health, and Democracy: How Farmers, Activists, and Consumers Are Finding Our Power and Transforming the Food System
Friday - 10:30am
Everyone knows the destructive role that many foods – and the food system – play in many current health epidemics. For reasons both political and social, the nation has come to a turning point in agricultural policies: will we reinforce the institutions that have created the current system, or find our power, create change, and chart a course to support pragmatic goals of personal and community health, fair markets, and fair access to good food? Margaret Krome will explore the principles and building blocks for individual action and political influence and how we can use our movement’s creativity and energy to build a sound agriculture that can be a foundation for restoring democracy in our nation.
Margaret Krome is the Policy Program Director for Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, Wisconsin. She coordinates the annual national grassroots campaign to fund federal programs supported by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and helps develop state and local programs and policies supporting environmentally sound, profitable, and socially responsible agriculture.
Curt Ellis
Growing Forward: The New Faces of Food and Farming
Saturday - 10:30am
There’s a hot new trend going viral among our nation’s youth: farming! Who are these young leaders that are stepping up to work the fields, milk the goats, and write the policies that are transforming the way we farm and eat? What galvanized their interest in healing the environment and fixing food? And how can we harness their passion and create a world where every child can grow up with knowledge of what good food is, a hands-on connection to where it comes from, and regular daily access to its nutrients? Join Curt Ellis for a video-rich presentation about how a new generation of leaders is getting back-to-the-land.
King Corn filmmaker winner Curt Ellis is recognized as a leading voice in America’s food movement. As co-founder and Executive Director of the national service organization, FoodCorps, he works to recruit and organize young leaders and future farmers for a year of public service improving school food.
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